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Zoom problem The camera I have don't allow the zoom to come out, when I turn camera on it says "zoom error" and then I can't do nothing on camera,not even look at pics I have taken. It does it alot, sometimes the camera will turn on without saying it,but it's very rare. And sometimes I can turn it on and it will say "zoom error" but if I press zoom in the camera will work. But it's very rare that it works. I love the camera and hope there is a solution.

Zoom error I turned my F470 camera on and received a "zoom error" bar across the screen. The lense does not move outwards after I turn the power on, nor does the plastic sliding screen close when I turn the camera off. The lense is exposed whether or not the camera is on or off. The lense does not make any sounds when I turn the camera on, but I hear (what I think) are the gears when I turn the camera off. When the camera is on, the screen is working, but the image is blurry. I tried other poste

Hey MBB722,\015\012 What is most likely going on is there is something stuck in the lens obstructing its movement (i.e. sand). I don't know what you have tried and what you have not tried you can try placing the came ...
Fuji FinePix F470 Digital Camera

Zoom broken my camera was on then bed & the zoom was out to normal level. i tripped and fell on it & now the inner bit of the zoom is wedged at an andgle and wont move. i tried turning the camera on to see if it could move it at all itself and the mechanism tries 5 times then gives up and the camera turns off without turning the screen on. Does this sound fixable as i only got it xmas '07 and my dad never took out the insurance. If yes any ideas where I could take it/send it to get it fixed? I l

The impact damaged has jammed you lens assembly. I see these all the time in my shop. If it can be repaired without parts a shop should be able to do it for you for around $75. If it needs a new lens however it will not be worth the cost (the part ...
Olympus FE-210 Digital Camera

I was shooting pictures with my camera at a concert. I used the zoom feture to zoom in, and it caused a zoom error in the camera. I turned the camera off to reboot it, but the lens stayed out. When I tried to turn the camera back on, the camera came on, but the screen went black. I tried taking the battery out, and put it back in some time later (maybe 30 min.-1 hr.). This did not fix the problem, and I don't know what else to do. How do I fix this?

Hi it sounds like the lense has got knocked whilst the camera was one and the lense out, the damage may all ready be done but what you can try is when you switch it on get the lense and try pulling it out slightly and then when the camera is switched ...
Digital Cameras

The battery is fully charged. When I turn my camera on, it zooms out, then zooms in, then zooms out, then zooms in, etc. After doing this for about a minute, it finally stops and the screen reads ''Turn camera off and on again.'' But that doesn't do anything. The same thing happens the next time. Is there a way to just reset the camera or do something else to fix it? It is a SonyDSC 150

Try a manual reset...remove the card and battery...press all the buttons...leave it alone for 20 minutes...insert the card and then the battery...turn it on. ...
Digital Cameras

I dropped my panasonic camera onto the zoom lens. the zoom will not close, the shutter stays open. When I turn on the camera it says "please turn off camera and turn on again." When I do this the same message comes on again. Is it worth geting fixed?

I have a sp-560uz and when i turn on my camera, zoom error comes on and my camera turns off. I put brand new batteries and it worked for a while then zoom error comes on. i put some more batteries took a picture, turned it off and when i put it back on zoom error came back on.

I have a canon powershot A470 and it fell in water. after i removed the card and batteries of which still worked and neither were wet, i let the camera dry for a couple of days. it has turned on since and the screen would come on and show me the pics on the card but it kept turning itself off and the zoom lense would go in and out on it's own. now, i can't get the camera to turn on and the zoom lense it stuck. any ideas??? or should i call it a wash. i really love this camera!!! Theresa

I submerged my powershot for a couple of seconds. it did get completely wet. it was acting very strangely: the lcd wasn't working, the little orange light on the front kept flashing, and it took a few tries for the lens to extend.then ...
Canon PowerShot A470 Digital Camera

Camera problem Hi. I have a Pentax Optio M20 Digital Camera. When I hit the on/off button, the camera turns on, the lens zooms out for a second and then back in, then it shows the "Pentax Optio M" load screen, then it shows "Auto Picture" in the center and a green dot in the bottom left with the words "EV Compensation" next to the dot. While it's showing this last screen, it beeps 3 times right before the lens zooms out again then back in just before the camera turns off. I have changed the batt

I got it!!! on my cam i hold down the menu button at the same time power on, it will showup a " ver 1.00" and lens move a little maybe u have to do it 2 times but second time it should work ...
Pentax Optio M20 Digital Camera

This Sucks! My camera is new, I went to use it...actually for something I saw that was hillariious...and I turned it on, the lens came out...it was zoomed all the way, and I could'nt take the pic nor could I adjust the zoom. Then I got this hateful message to turn camera off then on again, which I did. Now the lens does not return apon turning the power off, but does retract and come back out when I turn it on...and then the same scenario! Help Please!!!!!!!

I think this is just a hardware malfunction(some mech. switch) because, i have a lz7 and when i deliberately open the battery case with the camera power on it obviously switches off and then when u close the battery case either with the power on or o ...
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ7 Digital Camera

Zoom error showing on display screen of my daughters fuji finepix f40fd digital camera. Unable to press button to take photos and when I try to turn camera off the zoom lens goes in and out twice before turning off. Help - my daughter goes on holiday next week and needs her camera!

The lens Is trying to close properly but the focus mechanism has a problem, most likely jammed, so the lens cannot correctly close or work properly.\015\012It will need to be opened up and reset.\015\012Please email me. My email address i ...
Fuji FinePix F40fd Digital Camera

Zoom Error? Whenever I turn my camera on it says "Zoom error". It won't let me zoom. The image is incredibly blurry. And even when I turn the camera off the lens doesn't shut all the way. I tried resetting it, but it had no effect.

Dirt in the focus motor drive gears right behind the lens at the front.\015\012It's a **** design (my opinion). The lens at the front moves in and out depending on your zoom level. It can come right out of the lens barrell at the front. So, if ...
Fuji FinePix A500 Digital Camera

Hp945lens When I fix a wide angle lens to my camera and switch it on, the zoom tries to come out, fails and then turns the camera off. I'm assuming that because the screw-on lens is on the outer fixed lens this is stopping the zoom from coming out which then turns the camera off. What am I doing wrong?

Hi Do you use a lens tube? You need one of these so the lens does not hit the screw on lens when it extends. Quite cheap on ebay etc. Standard 55mm thread.Hope this helpsjbrevealsall ...
HP Photosmart 945 Digital Camera

My panasonic lumix dmc-lz7 camera is not functioning. It turns on the zoom goes in and out and then displays the message "please turn camera off and on again" after doing this the zoom stays out. Turning it on and off again does not get it to work. Jessica

Shortly after turning the camera on, the lens zooms in fully and won't zoom out anymore. I have to turn the camera off to zoom out.

Broken zoom my camera was on so the zoom was out and i tripped and landed on it. now the inner part of the zoom is sat at an angle, wont move in or out & when i turn it on you can hear it attempt to push it out fully 5 times while the orange light flashes and then it gives up and turns off without the screen starting up. Does it sound fixable or is it time for a new camera? I only got it last xmas. Any idea where the best place to take it for fixing is? I'm based in Milton Keynes

You may want to call Olympus Customer Service to discuss their repair policy and procedures. They will have suggestion as far as repair goes or give you a local place to take it for service. Their telephone number is 800-622-6372 option 2 and then ...
Olympus FE-210 Digital Camera

Lens error My zoom will not work. I can take pictures if I don't zoom, but as soon as I try to zoom in, the screen goes black, the camera beeps a few times and a message that says "lens error, restart camera". However, upon restarting the camera, nothing changes - it still won't zoom!. Also, when turning on the camera, when the lens first comes out...it sounds funny, like it is puttering. Help?

Powershot S3 IS: lens error message, lens juddering on startup but not \015\012coming out. Tried all tricks on internet without success, so decided to \015\012dismantle camera. Localised fault to optical position encoder on first \015\012transfer gea ...
Canon PowerShot S3 IS Digital Camera

My camera's LCD screen doesn't show the picture on the screen when camera is turned on, however you can see the picture once you turn the camera off and just want to view the picture. Also, the camera won't keep the picture on the screen to view past pictures, and reverts to turning the camera on and the lens zooms out.

HelloThe problem is that the lens has become stuck in the barrel\012 after dropping it. There are some DIY solutions you could try, but the \012probability is that you will have to get it fixed by a professional.Use\012\012\01 ...
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W100 Digital Camera

Zoom error Today after using my camera for awhile the back screen displayed "zoom error" and a little sound whirled. Then the camera shut off by itself. I turned it on and off a couple of times, but without success. The lens is extended and will not withdraw back into the camera. I have taken out the batteries and re-inserted them. Finally, I gently pushed the lenses back to the body of the camera (as they seemed to be trying to go back to the camera), I am still getting the zoom error reading a

You may be true that sand must be creating this problem, as this happens very often. the sand enters into the lense assembly, creating friction in the movement. if this has happened total dismantelling and cleaning of the lense assembly will solve t ...
Olympus Camedia C-350 Digital Camera

My Olympus FE-320 will not focus. When I turn the camera on, lens extends and retracts a couple of times, camera beeps and turns off. If I press the review button while the lens is extended, I can see old pictures then switch to camera and see a live screen, but out of focus. If I try to zoom, camera beeps and turns off. Sounds like others have the same problem with this camera.

Before sending this camera for a repair, Please make sure the focus setting is not set to "macro mode" (flower shaped).Just a thought.Regards,Waqar ...
Olympus FE-320 Digital Camera

My Olympus FE-320 will not focus. When I turn the camera on, lens extends and retracts a couple of times, camera beeps and turns off. If I press the review button while the lens is extended, I can see old pictures then switch to camera and see a live screen, but out of focus. If I try to zoom, camera beeps and turns off. Sounds like others have the same problem with this camera.

About a week ago I turned on my Lumix TZ5 and in the screen displayed this message: "please turn camera off and then on again. I have taken the battery off and I have charged, but the message still displays. When I turn the camera on, the lens extends to the maximum but when I try to use the zoom the camera doesn?t respond. Then if I turn it off the lens stays out. Any idea?
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HelloThe problem is that the lens has become stuck in the barrel. There are some DIY solutions you could try, but the \012probability is that you will have to get it fixed by a professional.Use\012\012\012\012\012\ ...
Panasonic DMC-TZ5 Digital Camera

The entire zoom lens will not come out when I turn the camera on. It moves a little, makes a sound, and then my camera says turn off camera off and back on. I tried that several times and it is still not working. The battery is charged. I did go to the beach and wondering if sand got into the camera. I also cannot review my pictures as the message comes up about turning it off. What is the best solution?

HelloThe problem is that the lens has become stuck in the barrel\012 after dropping it. There are some DIY solutions you could try, but the \012probability is that you will have to get it fixed by a professional.Use\012\012\01 ...
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3 Digital Camera

Ok so i am turning on my camera (an Fe-340) and the lens go in two or three times then when the screen finally does come on it is blurry and way out of focus, also when i attempt to adjust the zoom the camera turns itself off, if i attempt to turn the camera off using the power button it goes off but the lens does not retract.All other functions on the camera are operating correctly to my knowledge i can even take a blurry out of focus picture, view it in display mode or even transfer it to my c

It may be something more serious, but the problem you describe is\015\012frequently due to corrosion on the battery contacts inside the camera. \015\012Remove the batteries and wipe the camera contacts firmly with a clean\015\012cloth (heavy corrosio ...
Olympus FE-340 Digital Camera

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